The Criterion Collection

[dallywhitty]

I remember someone in these parts claiming that Criterion were working on some Boorman titles. Where there's smoke there's fire, etc.

[Taylor3978]

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

I remember someone in these parts claiming that Criterion were working on some Boorman titles. Where there's smoke there's fire, etc.

Neither The General nor Queen and Country on disc. Zardoz only available on the secondary market. Excalibur could do with an upgrade. And Boorman is not getting any younger.

We need a boxset. Not just 4Ks of the two Boorman films that already have adequate BD releases.

[EPlay]

Originally Posted by CrossRhodes94

Here’s what I’ve picked up within the last week or so from two different Barnes and Noble.

The Cure
The Philadelphia Story
Crossing Delancey
Sorcerer
The Grifters
The Flight of the Phoenix
Deep Cover

All are blind buys. So hopefully I enjoy them all. Which of these films should I prioritize watching first?

Sorcerer and Cure.

[Cremildo]

Originally Posted by Taylor3978

Neither The General nor Queen and Country on disc. Zardoz only available on the secondary market. Excalibur could do with an upgrade. And Boorman is not getting any younger.

We need a boxset. Not just 4Ks of the two Boorman films that already have adequate BD releases.

Excalibur 4K is coming, according to Bill Hunt.

[dwk]

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

I remember someone in these parts claiming that Criterion were working on some Boorman titles. Where there's smoke there's fire, etc.

One of those Boorman titles was confirmed to me by someone that has proved reliable in the past. I also have seen signs that point to at least one of the other titles that poster mentioned.

[suspiciouscoffee]

Originally Posted by fatboyslim142

Which of his films did he bugger & which previous release of the buggered titles should I be getting instead?

Well, all of them to some extent. Some or all (don’t remember but definitely Happy Together has wildly different credits) of them got all-new end credits and they all have controversial color treatments but Fallen Angels is the big one. It’s completely broken. You should be fine with just about any previous release compared to it.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by dwk

One of those Boorman titles was confirmed to me by someone that has proved reliable in the past. I also have seen signs that point to at least one of the other titles that poster mentioned.

Same, heard about one of those coming too.

[dwk]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Same, heard about one of those coming too.

On that point, I'm curious if it is the same one.

[exzachary]

I didn't see anything here about the class action lawsuit against the Criterion Channel.

A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against The Criterion Collection, LLC. The class action lawsuit claims that Defendant, The Criterion Collection, LLC, disclosed its subscribers’ personally identifiable information (“PII”) to Twilio, Inc. and Meta Platforms, Inc., without consent and in violation of multiple privacy statutes including the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”), the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, the Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act, and the Florida Security of Communications Act. The VPPA defines PII to include information which identifies a Person as having requested or obtained specific video materials or services from a video tape service provider. Defendant denies that it engaged in any wrongdoing or that it violated any law, and the Court has not decided who is right. The parties have agreed to settle the lawsuit to avoid the uncertainties and expenses associated with continuing the case.

You should have received an e-mail with an ID code. You can submit a claim IF

you are a Person in the United States who, from September 27, 2022, to and through December 27, 2024, (1) was a registered user of, or had subscription to, the Criterion Channel Service; and (2) watched a pre-recorded video through the Criterion Channel Service.

Persons included in the Settlement will be eligible to receive a pro rata (meaning equal) cash payment of the Settlement Fund totaling $4,500,000. The Settlement Fund will also pay out the Settlement Administration Expenses, attorneys’ fees and costs, and Service Awards.

[HipsterTrash]

Originally Posted by nicwood

From Billy Beta @criterionforum:

I’ll take it with a as grain of salt until they’re released and have therefore not created any new threads in the main 4K area:

Three upcoming (or whenever they're going to find time to release them...) Criterion titles are: Deliverance, Point Blank and Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. Don't ask me how I found out. x

God, I hope Alice is announced soon.

[apricissimus]

Originally Posted by exzachary

I didn't see anything here about the class action lawsuit against the Criterion Channel.



You should have received an e-mail with an ID code. You can submit a claim IF

I meet the class criteria, but I did not get an email with the class member ID code.

[Colonel Blimp]

Might be one final pickup after this, but close to the end....this time.

[fatboyslim142]

Originally Posted by suspiciouscoffee

Well, all of them to some extent. Some or all (don’t remember but definitely Happy Together has wildly different credits) of them got all-new end credits and they all have controversial color treatments but Fallen Angels is the big one. It’s completely broken. You should be fine with just about any previous release compared to it.

Thanks. Is there any list detailing what he buggered with on each film anywhere? Wouldl help in the long run. In regards to previous releases I think I have the Artificial Eye BD of Fallen Angels somewhere.

[Vinyl]

Been thinking about upgrading my DVDs of Sword of Doom and Onibaba.

For Sword of Doom, is it the same master but with the higher resolution, etc. that Blu-ray offers?

For Onibaba, there was a big debate over the Criterion and the MoC release. I looked at some screen comparisons and the MoC looked a bit blown out where bright scenes were washed out. My big question is how much is the upgrade worth, or is it not a big enough upgrade due to Criterion’s encode and color grading.

[Sommerswerd]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FqyB5edf38

[skinjob69]

Loved him in Elm St 3!

[93wergo]

Quote:
Originally Posted by skinjob69
If these 50% off sales didn't exist I would own very few of their releases. Does anyone actually pay full price?[/Quote]

I've got about 400 titles I bought at full price. Been buying them that way since the laserdisc days. All part of the joy of living in Canada. It's a hard life when you don't weaken.

[NeonStreetMelt]

Has anyone that normally doesn't buy any Vinegar Syndrome product been tempted into a single Cinematographe purchase? Trying to figure out if their targeting of a more Criterion type niche is even working.

[zackisthewalrus]

Originally Posted by NeonStreetMelt

Has anyone that normally doesn't buy any Vinegar Syndrome product been tempted into a single Cinematographe purchase? Trying to figure out if their targeting of a more Criterion type niche is even working.

I’ve bought a couple of Cinematographe releases, and I’ve been very impressed with the quality. Started with Go Fish when that was first announced, and I got Who Killed Teddy Bear later on. I’m very excited for my copy of A New Leaf to arrive! Justin LaLiberty has been doing a really excellent job overseeing these releases.

[eightslicesofpie]

Originally Posted by NeonStreetMelt

Has anyone that normally doesn't buy any Vinegar Syndrome product been tempted into a single Cinematographe purchase? Trying to figure out if their targeting of a more Criterion type niche is even working.

With VS I typically only stick to the Partner Labels (although there have been minor exceptions like Showgirls and existenZ)--but largely the stuff VS itself puts out does not appeal to me even a little bit.

But with Cinematographe, I've already purchased Little Darlings and Female Perversions, and when they're on sale I 100% intend to get Last of the Red Hot Lovers and A New Leaf. (I don't think they're overpriced, I actually think they're pretty reasonable given that the 4ks also come with regular blus, all the special features, and the premium packaging--I am just trying to stick within my budget lol. If I had more money to throw around I'd definitely order them right now.)

There are a few I'm interested in that I still need to watch first (I am trying to not blind buy stuff much anymore in general, but definitely not at that price point), but there are also several I've watched that were definitely not for me (Red Rock West, Touch, Dangerous Game)